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Mounds View City Council May 10, 2021 <br />Regular Meeting Page 2 <br /> <br />None. <br /> <br />7. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS <br /> A. Proclamation of Buildings Safety Month. <br /> <br />Mayor Mueller read a proclamation in full for the record declaring May to be Building Safety <br />Month in the City of Mounds View. <br /> <br /> B. Strategic Plan Update – Assistant City Administrator Brian Beeman. <br /> <br />Assistant City Administrator Beeman provided the Council with an update on the strategic plan. <br />He commented on the mission and vision within the three-year strategic plan the Council had in <br />place noting it would end December in 2022. He stated the main themes from the strategic plan <br />were financial stability, to maintain good infrastructure, diversity and outreach, employee retention <br />and recruitment, and business retention and expansion. He described how staff has been working <br />to address these main themes. He reported the Council would be reviewing the strategic plan next <br />at their worksession meeting scheduled for Monday, August 2, 2021. <br /> <br />Mayor Mueller requested this presentation be posted on the City’s website. <br /> <br />Council Member Bergeron thanked staff for the update on the strategic plan. <br /> <br />8. COUNCIL BUSINESS <br />A. Public Hearing: Resolution 9424, Approval of Honeybee-Keeping License for <br />Stephen Kreitz, Jr. at 7801 Long Lake Road. <br /> <br />City Administrator Zikmund requested the Council approve a Honeybee-Keeping License for <br />Stephen Kreitz, Jr. at 7801 Long Lake Road. He explained Mr. Kreitz had completed the proper <br />training, submitted all necessary paperwork and fees to the City. He noted the City received three <br />emails in support and one phone call that opposed the request. Staff commented further on the <br />request and recommended approval. <br /> <br />Mayor Mueller opened the public hearing at 7:03 p.m. <br /> <br />Hearing no public input, Mayor Mueller closed the public hearing at 7:04 p.m. <br /> <br />Stephen Kreitz, 7801 Long Lake Road, explained he has kept bees at his parent’s house in Isanti <br />County for the past eight years. He indicated it has been a struggle to visit the bees due to the <br />distance from his home. He stated he would like to move his colony from Isanti County to Mounds <br />View. He commented he was requesting only one hive at this time. <br /> <br />Jennifer Kreitz, 7801 Long Lake Road, stated she would be willing to speak to the concerned <br />citizen that opposed the bees. She reported they have had no problems with the bees over the past <br />eight years. <br /> <br />MOTION/SECOND: Meehlhause/Cermak. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 9424,